On The Market: Modern Design on Sixth Ave.
Once upon a time, we used to write about real estate fairly regularly. Then, the market took a nose-dive and our friends hunkered down and stopped looking. The conversations got depressing and buildings stood empty. Now, things seem to be changing. We’re meeting new people to Tacoma – and they’re buying houses. Our friends are looking again. Real estate is once again filling our cocktail hour conversations – in a positive way. With that in mind, we’ll start featuring the properties we we see once again …
We have several friends right now looking for that cute North End Craftsman home at a reasonable price. We have almost no friends looking for a contemporary modern home that would do their ten year old collection of Dwell Magazines justice. For those folks, this listing that just appeared on the market may be their best bet.
The home is a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath, townhouse north of Sixth Avenue. There isn’t a hint of pseudo-craftsman here. This is all angular lines, open spaces, and solid colors. Bamboo floors. Radiant heat. For $199k, this townhouse is just around the corner from Crown Bar and Gateway to India.
We’ve walked past this home regularly since it was finished in 2012 and we’ve always talked about it. Now it’s on the market. Interested? Do you want to stand out from your neighbors?
Filed under: Neighborhoods, On the Market, 6th Avenue
11 comments
R Rebecca April 4, 2013
This house has actually been on the market for over a year. It’s a duplex, and it’s not clear whether the other unit has sold. When my husband and I toured this home about 6 months ago, they were both still available. They just relisted the property with new pictures and a different description. Oh, realtors :P
J Jordan Rash April 4, 2013
I have an affordable craftsman in the North End that may be on the market in 2014 for the right price…
M Marguerite April 4, 2013
I’ve shown them to several buyers over the years (they’ve been listed for a while) but the buyers I have have wanted a garage or some kind of covered parking. That’s a busy street (parked car wise) and there’s only one uncovered spot on the alley per unit.
J Jesse April 4, 2013
Buy now? Invest? :)
S Sarah April 4, 2013
We toured the Four Square house next door to this 3 years ago, before this duplex was there. At that time it was just an empty lot and I was worried about what would be built there. Now, this duplex really looks out of place.
As another commenter mentioned parking is bad there, you can only park on one side of the street that its on and it’s close to the 6th Ave intersection.
Its too bad that it doesn’t fit into the neighborhood a little better, but it’s sure to suit someone.
J jsisbest April 5, 2013
It’s projects like this that give contemporary and modern a bad rap. This building is bad on so many levels. There’s great potential for contemporary housing in Tacoma. The mid-century houses that have come up for sale sell fast, often for above asking price. There is a market for modern. But when it comes to new construction housing, Tacoma is seriously lacking in the quality contemporary architecture.
Great location. Terrible building.
C Christine April 6, 2013
I’ve been by that corner often over the years and was amazed that a builder would put such an out of place building in that spot. It could look good somewhere, but not as the sore thumb in a field of houses built between 1899 and 1950.
T Terry April 7, 2013
Funny how many recent posts on Exit 133 have been about mass transit and cycling, and here we have a property for sale that promotes a less-car lifestyle. This a reasonable place to live if you have a smaller family and one car.
J jsisbest April 8, 2013
Density and transit oriented housing = Good
Cheap, ugly, poorly designed buildings = Bad
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